Baling-press.



M. C. NIXON.

BALING PRESS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 20, 1911.

1,022,393, Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

COLUMBIA FLANOCIRAPH co" WASmNG'ION. D. c.

MOSES C. NIXON, OF PERU, INDIANA.

BALING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 20, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Serial No. 615,741.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Moses 0. NIXON, a citizenof the United States, residing at Peru, in the county of Miami and Stateof Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses,of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in baling presses, andparticularly to a division'block inserter for such presses; the objectbeing to provide a cheap, simple and effective means by which division-blocks may be inserted into the baling-chamber; and consists,preferably, in the construction hereinafter described which may bevaried wfithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the central portion of a balingpress having my invention applied, all parts not necessary to a clearunderstanding of the invention being omitted, and Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the central portion of the baling-caseof a baling press, and 2 is the hopper which is secured to the top ofthe baling-case and about feedaperture 3, in the usual and wellunderstood manner. End 4 of the hopper is not inclined as are the sidesand the other end, but is vertically arranged a suitable distance fromthe feed-aperture 3, the two inclined sides 5 being connected to end 4:by vertically arranged walls 6 and 7 The hopper is secured to the top ofthe bailing-case, and walls or standards 7 form a gap or recess withinwhich the division-block 9 and its holderlO rest when in normalposition. The said recess being over the baling-case, and not thefeed-aperture, the top of the balingcase prevents the operator fromforcing the division-block too far down when inserting it into theholder.

Holder 10 is hollow and oblong in shape, conforming to the shape of thedivisionblock, and is open at top and bottom. The front wall 11 (next tothe feed-aperture) of the holder is provided with a vertical slot 12 inits central portion, and suitable springs 13 are secured to one of thewalls, preferably the rear wall of the holder, which are adapted toretain the division-block in the holder when the same is moved forwardto position shown in dotted outline. Holder 10 is secured to a frame 14composed of four bars 15 which pass through openings 16 in the wall orend 1 of the hopper, the bars being connected by suitable uprights 1.7and end frame 17'.

To each of the upper corner pieces 8 of the baling-casc are fixed twobrackets 18, to which are pivoted the supports for the holder frame let.()no support 19 on each side is pivoted to the end frame 17 and isextended upwardly to form a lever by which the frame 14; and holder 10may be reciprocated. The other supports or links 20 are pivoted touprights 17. The links 20 may be omitted, the forward support of theframe 14 being furnished by the walls t where the bars 15 pass throughthe same.

If desirable, a rod 21 may be secured to the rearward wall of holder 10and pass therefrom through a suitable opening in wall 4, and carry on ita spring 22, which will return the holder and its supporting frame tonormal position as shown in Fig. 2

A suitable feeder 23 is mounted in the usual and well understood mannerto move up and down through the feed-aperture 3 and more or less intothe bailing-chamber. On the face of the feeder, and next to thedivision-blmrk 9, is provided a suitable extension or projection 24:which is adapted to strike the upper end of the division-block 9, whichblock has been moved forward into the path of the projection by theoperation of the block-inserter. The downward movement of the feederdrives the division-block out of the holder, the projection passingthrough slot 12 in the front wall of the holder, and when thedivision-block is forced past the springs 13 it drops into thebalingchamber where it is used in forming the bales in the usual manner.

The operation of my invention is apparent, but briefly stated it is asfollows: The operator inserts a division-block into the holder and movesthe holder and divisionblock forward, by force applied through levers19, a sufficient distance to cause division-b1ock 9 to come to rest overfeed-aperture 3 and in the path of projection 24. In this positionsprings 13 retain the divisionblock in the holder, and the descendingfeeder with projection 24 drives the block out of the holder into thebailing-chamber. The operator will then return the holder to its normalposition by force applied through levers 19 or if the spring 22 is ofsufiicient strength it will restore the parts to their normal positionsupon the release of pressure on levers 19.

The springs 13 might, of course, be omitted, permitting the block 9 torest upon the top of the baling-case until moved for- Ward over thefeed-aperture, gravity would then cause the block to drop into thechamber Without dislodgment by the projection carried by the feeder.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described comprising a balingcase with afeed-aperture and hopper, a feeder, a division-block holder supportednormally within the hopper and carried by pivotal supports, and means tomove said holder over the feed-aperture into and out of the path of aprojection on the feeder.

2. In a device of the class described comprising a baling-case with afeed-aperture and hopper, a division-block holder supported normallywithin the hopper and carried by pivotal supports, means to advance theholder over the feed-aperture, and means to restore the holder to normalposition.

3. In a device of the class described comprising a baling-case with afeed-aperture and hopper, a division-block holder supported normallywithin the hopper, means to releasably hold a division-block Within theholder, a frame secured to the holder and carried by pivotal supportswhereby the holder may be advanced over the feedaperture and againreturned to normal position.

4. In a device of the class described, a feed hopper with a recess inthe wall thereof, a division block-holder normally carried in saidrecess; bars secured to the holder and forming a carrying frame for saidholder; suitable supports for said carrying frame; and means toreciprocate said carrying frame and holder.

5. In a device of the class described comprising a hopper, adivision-block holder secured to and supported by a horizontallydisposed frame, said frame mounted with one end extending through thewall of said hopper and its other end mounted on pivotal supports, andmeans to reciprocate said frame and holder.

6. In a device of the class described comprising a division-block holdersecured to and supported by a horizontally disposed frame, said framemounted with one end on a stationary support and its other end mountedon pivotal supports, and means to reciprocate said frame and holder.

7. In a device of the class described, a feed hopper with a recess inthe wall thereof; a division-block holder normally carried in saidrecess; bars secured to the holder and passing through the wall of thehopper and forming a carrying frame for said holder; suitable supportsfor the carrymg frame; and means to reciprocate said carrying frame andholder.

8. Ina device of the class described, a feed hopper with a recess in thewall thereof; a division-block holder normally carried in said recess;bars secured to the holder and passing through the wall of the hopperand forming a carrying frame for said holder; pivotal supports for thecarrying frame and holder; and means to reciprocate said carrying frameand holder.

9. In a device of the class described comprising a baling-case with afeed-aperture therein, a division-block holder secured to and carried bya horizontally disposed frame, suitable supports for said frame, andmeans to advance said holder over the feedaperture and return the sameto normal position.

10. In a device of the class described comprising a division-blockholder secured to and supported by a horizontally disposed frame,pivotal supports for said frame, and means to move said frame and holderforward and again return them to normal position.

11. In a device of the class described comprising a division-blockholder secured to and carried by a rigid frame, suitable supports forsaid frame, means to project said frame and holder forward and againreturn them to normal position.

I 12. In a device'of the class described comprising a hopper with arecess in the wall thereof, a division-block holder secured to andsupported by a suitable frame and normally carried Within said recess,suitable supports for said frame, and means to move said frame andholder forward and to return the same to normal position.

In witness WhereofI hereunto subscribe my name in the presence of twoWitnesses.

MOSES C. NIXON.

Witnesses:

J. T. BIRACKENRIDGE, S. M. NIXON.

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